Innovations in forest education: Insights from the best practices global competition

Rodríguez-Piñeros, Sandra; Walji, Khalil; Rekola, Mika; Owuor, Juliet A.; Lehto, Ashley; Tutu, S.; Gießen, Lukas

doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2020.102260

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“…The research on innovations in forest education also expresses the importance of leadership, administration, public relations, and communication skills in forestry education curricula; these should integrate some innovative techniques such as critical thinking, practical experience, creativity, problem-based learning, and building cooperation [59]. Bullard [60] emphasizes the growing importance and necessity of general and personal competencies in 21st-century forest education.…”

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Comparison of Forest Engineering Students’ Attitudes towards Their Education and Future Jobs: Case Results from Turkey

Erol¹

2022

Sustainability

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Forestry is a complex multidimensional discipline that implies a broad job description and task variety for forest engineers. Thus, the scope of professional forestry education is expanding and diversifying. It is essential to determine the students’ attitudes towards their education and future jobs to develop focused solutions in forestry education. In this context, the present study aims to analyze the attitudes of forest engineering students towards their education and future jobs. This study evaluated and compared the students’ attitudes over a 10-year period through questionnaires administered to senior forest engineering students of the Faculty of Forestry at Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa (IUC). It was revealed that, during job selection, non-job factors (39.5%) were nearly as influential as job-related factors (53.7%). Moreover, students’ career plans were based mainly on working in public institutions (41.4%) and simply doing their job (78.1%). The results showed that students’ views on education have improved over time; however, they have doubts about their readiness to succeed in their careers (M = 3.41) and the adequacy of their knowledge and experience level (M = 2.95). Their attitudes on their future job were not wholly positive: They have doubts about finding a job (M = 2.90), having satisfactory working conditions (M = 3.38), and income (M = 3.57). The results of this study can support decision-making in forest education and human resources in forestry.

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Comparison of Forest Engineering Students’ Attitudes towards Their Education and Future Jobs: Case Results from Turkey

Erol¹

2022

Sustainability

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“…Even though it has not been managed optimally, the initiative and commitment of area managers can already be seen. Many factors contribute to an optimal running program, including human resource capacity [34,35], budget capabilities [36,37], and the level of participation in running it [17,38]. Sustainable and just forest management can be achieved by aligning the interests of stakeholders so that the parties agree to collaborate R Responsibilities There is legal certainty (policy) in implementing the program, and the need for understanding and commitment from stakeholders, supported by solid and participatory institutional capacity…”

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The perspective of multi-parties to the implementation of Forestry and Other Land Use (FoLU) net sink in Central Sulawesi

Golar,

Muis,

Baharuddin

et al. 2023

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Climate change will determine how long people can survive on our planet. Several countries, including Indonesia, have stalled debates, policies, and concrete steps. In response to the Glasgow Fact, the Indonesian government implemented the Forestry and other land use (FoLU) Net Sink 2030, whose essential pillars are sustainable forest management, environmental governance, and carbon governance. FoLU program plan will be implemented in Central Sulawesi. This study explores the perspectives of the persons involved using the Delphi and the G-O-L-A-R methods. According to the study’s findings, The cornerstones to the successful implementation of FoLU Net Sink 2030 in Central Sulawesi are legal certainty and regulatory regulations, budget efficiency for programs, community awareness and motivation to preserve and care for the environment, and solid and participative institutional capacities.

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“…The course structure has remained similar since the 1960s, but like other engineering programs in Brazil, there is limited flexibility for changes, as the course content is regulated by the Ministry of Education and the Regional Council of Engineering (CREA). However, there is space for modernizing the teaching methods, enhancing the integration of theory and practice, and updating professional subjects to encompass the principles of forest science, aiming to support emerging technologies [18].…”

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Trends in Brazil’s Forestry Education—Part 3: Employment Patterns of Forest Engineering Graduates from Two Public Universities in the Last 15 Years

Hakamada,

Frosini de Barros Ferraz,

Sulbarán-Rangel

et al. 2023

Forests

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The employment rate of graduates and the interest of organizations in a high-skilled professional workforce are essential drivers of actions within the universities to improve the qualifications of college students. Our objective was to identify the sectors of employment pursued by graduates from forestry engineering programs of the Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ/USP) and of the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE). We also conducted a survey among companies affiliated with the Forest Science and Research Institute (IPEF) to understand the percentage of forest engineers employed by these organizations to gain insights into the scale of this occupation in Brazil. We established two graduate cohorts to investigate the impact of changes in the last five years. In the first cohort (2008–2017), 82% and 40% of graduates from ESALQ/USP and UFRPE were involved in the forestry sector, respectively. However, in the second cohort (2018–2022), the percentage increased from 82% to 97% for graduates from ESALQ/USP, and after changes in the program, the percentage of graduates from UFRPE engaged in the forestry industry significantly rose from 40% to 73%. We discussed the reasons for these increases, mainly in terms of the growing market demand for forestry professionals. In the case of UFRPE, the boost in employment was attributed to the creation of a group for forestry practices along with actions to approach the private sector. We also found a strong ratio of one forest engineer to 4000 ha of planted forest among the enterprises associated with IPEF, indicating a substantial potential of employment in the forestry sector.

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Innovations in forest education: Insights from the best practices global competition

Cited by 12 publications

References 6 publications

Comparison of Forest Engineering Students’ Attitudes towards Their Education and Future Jobs: Case Results from Turkey

Comparison of Forest Engineering Students’ Attitudes towards Their Education and Future Jobs: Case Results from Turkey

The perspective of multi-parties to the implementation of Forestry and Other Land Use (FoLU) net sink in Central Sulawesi

Trends in Brazil’s Forestry Education—Part 3: Employment Patterns of Forest Engineering Graduates from Two Public Universities in the Last 15 Years

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